Famous commentator Ihor Tsyhanyk expressed his opinion on Serhiy Rebrov’s work with the Ukraine national team after the defeat in the qualifying match for the 2026 World Cup against the France national team.
«It’s hard for Rebrov to work with the national team, as this is his first experience. It’s impossible to live in Spain and simultaneously coach the national team. Because you need to talk to these players, communicate, perhaps support them after each match. It’s important for these players that the coach sees them, approaches them, talks to them, maybe calls them. It has to be a way of life. The coach must form a collective that inspires victories.
And now it turns out that they named the roster, got together, ran — and we try to come up with something based on individual skills. There is no team play. We need to form a team.
I would already fully bet on the young players, but this should have started earlier. If during the Nations League we tried to develop a stable lineup, even with 18-year-olds, and announced: “We are preparing a team for the World Cup qualifying,” then perhaps this team would already have certain connections, and we could discuss team play,» — Tsyhanyk is quoted by the Telegram channel Sport Arena.